Hays mss. 1895-1954

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Hays mss. 1895-1954

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Collection consists of the papers of William Harrison Hays, Sr., the namesake of the Hays Code for censorship of American films.

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Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)

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Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)

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Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954

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Republican politician, namesake of the Hays Code for censorship of American films. Born in Sullivan, Indiana in 1879. Hays served as the Chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1918-1921, managing the successful campaign of Warren G. Harding for the presidency in 1920. Following Harding's election, Hays was appointed Postmaster General in 1921, a post he held until 1922, when he resigned in order to become the first President of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America...